Ephemeral Elegance

Robe de Style Wedding Dress, 1916

Lucile

via OSU

Beaded Wedding Dress and Veil, 1921

via Cincinnati Art Museum

Satin and Ostrich Feather Wedding Dress, 1989

Arnold Scaasi

via MFA

Lace High-Low Hemmed Wedding Dress, ca. 1950s

via Mill Street Vintage

Embroidered and Beaded Chiffon Wedding Ensemble, ca. 1918

Mademoiselle Willets

via The Met

Acetate Satin Wedding Dress, ca. 1945

via MFA

Satin and Lace Wedding Dress, 1921

Worn by Annie Kangeter. Made by her sister, Mamie Pfaehler.

via Charleston Museum

Jersey Mini Wedding Dress and Knee Stockings, 1969

Designed by Rudi Gernreich

Worn by Galina Golikova for her marriage to the pop artist Gerald Laing

Kerry Taylor Auctions via Invaluable

Hooded Wedding Dress with Sequin Detail, 1942

Norman Norell

via The Met

Silver and Pearl Beaded Satin Wedding Dress, 1951

Worn by Hermione Wills when she married Mervin Evans

Designed by Norman Hartnell

via V&A

Beaded Silver Lamé and Lace Wedding Dress with Detachable Train, 1927

via Augusta Auctions

Chiffon Wedding Dress and Veil, 1920

Designed by George Philip Meier

Worn by Cornelia Morris Marr

via IMA

Leather Wedding Gown, 1953

Bonnie Cashin

Cashin created this dress for the "Leather Originals Gala," a ballet performance and fashion show, presented by the Leather Industries of America at the Brooklyn Museum in July 1953.

via The Met

Wedding Ensemble, 1925

Bruck-Weiss Millinery, Inc., New York

via The Met

Embroidered Tulle Bridal/Ball Gown, ca. mid 1950s

House of Paquin

via Kerry Taylor Auctions

Wedding Dress and Hair Comb, 1967

Oscar de la Renta

via The Met

Tiered Tulle Wedding Dress, ca. 1950s

via Vintage Vortex